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candleshine

candleshine noun: the light thrown from a lit candle.

Noun

candleshine (plural candleshines)

  1. The light thrown from a lit candle
    • LOVELOCKS I watched the Lady Caroline Bind up her dark and beauteous hair; Her face was rosy in the glass, And 'twixt the coils her hands would pass, White in the candleshine.1920, Walter de la Mare, Collected Poems 1901-1918 in Two Volumes

Forms of candleshine

pluralcandleshines

Origin of candleshine

From candle + shine.

Questions about candleshine

What does candleshine mean?
Candleshine means the light thrown from a lit candle.
What part of speech is candleshine?
Candleshine is a noun.
What is the plural of candleshine?
The plural of candleshine is candleshines.

Words near candleshine in the dictionary

  1. candles in the wind
  2. Candlesby
  3. Candlesby with Gunby
  4. candleshade
  5. candleshades
  6. candleshine
  7. candleshines
  8. candlesnuffer
  9. candlesnuffers
  10. candlestand
  11. candlestands

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